See additionally Warning part.
Constipation, drowsiness, upset abdomen, tiredness, weight achieve, blurred imaginative and prescient, or dry mouth could happen. If any of those results persist or worsen, inform your physician promptly.
Dizziness or lightheadedness could happen, particularly if you first begin or improve your dose of this drug. Dizziness and lightheadedness can improve the danger of falling. Rise up slowly when rising from a sitting or mendacity place.
Keep in mind that this medicine has been prescribed as a result of your physician has judged that the profit to you is larger than the danger of negative effects. Many individuals utilizing this medicine shouldn’t have severe negative effects.
Inform your physician straight away when you have any severe negative effects, together with: restlessness/fixed want to maneuver, shakiness (tremor), psychological/temper adjustments (equivalent to elevated nervousness, despair, ideas of suicide), problem swallowing, constipation with persistent belly ache, persistent nausea/vomiting, lack of urge for food, yellowing eyes/pores and skin, interrupted respiratory throughout sleep, bother urinating.
Get medical assist straight away when you have any very severe negative effects, together with: fainting, seizure, extreme dizziness.
This medicine could hardly ever make your blood sugar rise, which may trigger or worsen diabetes. Inform your physician straight away when you have signs of excessive blood sugar equivalent to elevated thirst/urination. If you have already got diabetes, examine your blood sugar commonly as directed and share the outcomes along with your physician. Your physician might have to regulate your diabetes medicine, train program, or food plan.
This drug may trigger vital weight achieve and an increase in your blood ldl cholesterol (or triglyceride) ranges. These results, together with diabetes, could improve your danger for growing coronary heart illness. Focus on the dangers and advantages of remedy along with your physician. (See additionally Notes part.)
Quetiapine could hardly ever trigger a situation generally known as tardive dyskinesia. In some circumstances, this situation could also be everlasting. Inform your physician straight away in case you develop any uncommon/uncontrolled actions (particularly of the face, lips, mouth, tongue, arms or legs).
This medicine could hardly ever trigger a really severe situation known as neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). Get medical assist straight away when you have any of the next signs: fever, muscle stiffness/ache/tenderness/weak spot, extreme tiredness, extreme confusion, sweating, quick/irregular heartbeat, darkish urine, indicators of kidney issues (equivalent to change within the quantity of urine).
Quetiapine could improve a sure pure substance (prolactin) made by your physique. For females, this improve in prolactin could lead to undesirable breast milk, missed/stopped intervals, or problem turning into pregnant. For males, it might lead to decreased sexual potential, incapability to supply sperm, or enlarged breasts. Should you develop any of those signs, inform your physician straight away.
Not often, males could have a painful or extended erection lasting 4 or extra hours. If this happens, cease utilizing this drug and get medical assist straight away, or everlasting issues might happen.
A really severe allergic response to this drug is uncommon. Nonetheless, get medical assist straight away in case you discover any signs of a severe allergic response, together with: fever, swollen lymph nodes, rash, itching/swelling (particularly of the face/tongue/throat), extreme dizziness, bother respiratory.
This isn’t an entire listing of doable negative effects. Should you discover different results not listed above, contact your physician or pharmacist.
Within the US – Name your physician for medical recommendation about negative effects. You could report negative effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088 or at www.fda.gov/medwatch.
In Canada – Name your physician for medical recommendation about negative effects. You could report negative effects to Well being Canada at 1-866-234-2345.